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Feb 24, 2021

Dairy farms, cheese co-op settle pollution violations for $190K

Two dairy farms and a cheese cooperative have settled water pollution and wastewater violations for $190,000.

Feb 24, 2021

Sun Prairie shooting investigated as a homicide

Sun Prairie and Madison police are investigating a homicide after a man dropped off at a medical clinic died from a gunshot wound.

Feb 24, 2021

Pewaukee man pleads guilty to fraudulently getting PPP loans

A suburban Milwaukee man accused of illegally obtaining more than $1 million in federal loans meant for COVID-19 relief pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court.

Feb 23, 2021

Husch Blackwell reports record $417M in revenue in 2020

Husch Blackwell reported a record-breaking $417 million in revenue in 2020, according to a firm spokesperson.

Feb 23, 2021

Krueger thankful for colleagues, time served as US attorney

Matthew Krueger spent his final days as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin saying thank you to the many people he's worked with over the past three years.

Feb 23, 2021

What’s in a name change? LGBT center helps trans people go through name-change process

The Milwaukee County courthouse can be a daunting place for pro se petitioners. And for transgender people who are trying to change their names, the entire legal process can appear just as intimidating.

Feb 23, 2021

Republicans propose voting changes in battleground Wisconsin

Republican lawmakers in battleground Wisconsin have introduced a series of bills designed to make it more difficult to vote absentee, a push that comes after former President Donald Trump made unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud after his narrow loss to President Joe Biden.

Feb 23, 2021

Assembly set to send unemployment bill to Evers

The state Assembly was poised Tuesday to sign off on a bipartisan bill designed to jumpstart updates to Wisconsin's antiquated unemployment claims processing system.

Feb 22, 2021

Meaning of ‘the hearing’ in judicial-substitution statute debated before Supreme Court

The meaning of "the hearing" in a Wisconsin statute allowing for judicial substitutions was up for debate before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Feb 22, 2021

Briggs committed to increasing diversity of Wisconsin’s legal profession

Dr. Jeneise Briggs, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity and inclusion specialist, is passionate about doing the work to make the legal community more welcoming for all.

Feb 22, 2021

High court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election.

Feb 22, 2021

Activist charged with felony stemming from Kenosha protests

An activist who participated in protests following the August police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha was charged Friday with a felony for allegedly kicking in a door at the Kenosha Public Safety Building and saying he wanted to break an officer's fingers.

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